So if I play this way, alternating the bass note with partial strums of the chord, can I claim to be playing "arpeggio style"
i don't know why it matters, the question popped into my head while cleaning the pool!
Thanks.
I'm going to say No, they are two different things. When you are arpegiating a chord you are playing the notes one at a time, which is slightly different than using the alternating bass strum, but I might be wrong...anway you can call it anything you like. :D
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I dont think so.
Well, you can claim anything you want, just as you can sue anybody you want for any reason you want. Doesn't mean you'll win the case. :D
Very basically put, playing arpeggios is playing the notes of a chord one note at a time as in the intro to Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q233CxlIZtk
But alternating bass/strum is probably most associated with Country music where it is very common.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st7DAQNv_vU
Learn both methods. :wink:
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That would be called the country pick'n'strum style. Great style and very useful in country music.
